It was fun to read about Loy Kratong, so here is what I did!
I went to Songkhla with another teacher from AUA. We were there for 3 days to have a workshop for AUA teachers in the south of Thailand. I didn't know that Songkhla was such a beautiful city! It has a wide beach that is lined with trees. There are a few quiet restaurants, but not a lot of development. There are also a lot of parks along the water. The streets are wide and clean, and many are lined with flowering "fung fah" plants - my favorite! There are a lot of government buildings too.
On Loy Kratong, we had dinner with a large group of people in an outdoor restaurant on the water. All around, people were lighting lanterns and releasing them into the sky. We saw hundreds of lanterns! After dinner, we lit our own - maybe 7 or 8 - and watched them float across the bay. It was so beautiful!!
I loved Songkhla, and I hope I can return there for a holiday. I'd like to ride a bike around the city and perhaps climb in the mountains nearby.
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ReplyDeleteYou went through my province, didn't you ?
ReplyDeleteI floated my Kratong at my university with my South club. In that day, we earned money from selling Thai dessert, Kanom Ko, and Kratong.
I'm so happy and I hope you so.
(Correct me, if something wrong)
Yes..Similah beach is very beatiful.
ReplyDeleteI went there many times when I studied at Songkhla. It's a peachful city.
My Loy Kratong day is funny too!
That sound fun Khun Mike, But I didn't go anywhere on Loykrathog day.
ReplyDeleteMike, that's sound good on Loy Kraong day at Songkha!! I love the beach here!!
ReplyDeleteI have been to Songkha long time ago. I was an apprentice in a goverment - seafood and canning inspection department while I was studying in bacherlor. I had fun with apprentice team and traveled around Songkha and neighbours.
In this year, I didn't join the Loy Kratong festival, but I felt happy that I only saw full moon in clear sky at my home and miss someone so far away.